Reviews

20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa

sephila's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Un manga incredibile, una struttura narrativa complessa che cambia da volume a volume. Impossibile annoiarsi con Urasawa. Finale anti climatico, avrei voluto un finale più incisivo.

justanotherisi's review

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kristenbooks's review

5.0

Please note: this edition of this book & its rating represent the 20th century boys & 21st century boys series as a whole, NOT just the first volume of the perfect edition!!!

I believe I will be giving the series 4.75/5, which rounds up to a 5/5. The majority of the series was fantastic, but I felt that it did not stick the landing as well as I would have liked it to.

yassar's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.0

pallaki's review

4.0

Se cuece a fuego lento pero está genial, muchísimo consunbrismo que da un toque realista guay (supongo, jeje)

__milo__'s review

2.0

I really enjoyed it until the last few volumes
Everything just seemed a bit far fetched and the ending was meh

gelle3's review

5.0

20th Century Boys starts great, packed with mysteries that most of it is answered soon after it's been raised, which makes it a thrilling and a satisfying read.

randomengine's review

5.0

Beautifully drawn and written. Reads like peeling the layers off an onion. Each chapter reveals just a little bit of the story and gives a clear direction on where new revelations will come from.

mushyy's review

1.5

[rating the entire series]

nyahcan's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

beginning my first reread of the series, i instantly loved it when i first started reading it two years ago as the characters are so loveable and kenji is the perfect main character and i love the fun that is still in this series so i think reading it again will be even better than the first time i read it